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Jun 13 2015

Flourtown Responds to Vehicle Rescue in Whitemarsh

On Saturday, June 13th, Flourtown responded with Barren Hill Fire Company, Springfield Ambulance Association and Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association to an overturned van on Bethlehem Pike in Whitemarsh Township.

One occupant was entrapped.  The accident sheared the base of a telephone pole and brought down power lines.  Squad 6 was in service with hydraulic rescue tools to extricate the victim.

Flourtown’s Fire Police Officers assisted Barren Hill Fire Police and Whitemarsh Twp. Police with traffic control until the roadway could be re-opened.

 

Written by Rob Brzezinski · Categorized: Featured, Recent Incidents · Tagged: accident, Barren Hill, Flourtown, rescue, Squad 6

Jan 27 2015

Flourtown Responds to Overnight Fire

On January 28th, 2015 at approximately 0052 hours, the Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company along with mutual aide companies from the Flourtown Fire Company, Wissahickon Fire Company, Fort Washington Fire Company and Oreland Fire Company responded to the Washington Towers Apartments, 491 Bethlehem Pike for a reported apartment fire. Numerous calls reporting the fire were received by the Montgomery County 911 system who immediately upgraded the assignment. Upon arrival of Law Enforcement personnel from Whitemarsh Township and Upper Dublin Township, a large volume of smoke and fire was showing from a second floor rear apartment in Building #1. Due to the large amount of smoke and fire, numerous residents sought refuge on exterior balconies and required rescue. Law Enforcement personnel began rescuing civilians from the lower balconies ahead of the Fire Companies arrival. Upon arrival of Fire personnel, crews began making civilian rescues from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors using grounds ladders and aerial ladder devices. Crews also began making an aggressive interior attack on the fire which had completely consumed the entire second floor apartment prior to the fire company’s arrival.


Primary and secondary searches of the apartment building were made and all occupants were accounted for. Multiple hand-lines were stretched to the 2nd and 3rd floor apartments as the fire extended to the 3rd floor apartment directly above the original unit that was on fire. A partial collapse of the 3rd floor apartment rear bedroom floor occurred during the course of the fire attack. Firefighters held the bulk of the fire damage to the 2nd and 3rd floor apartment with smoke and water damage elsewhere in the building. The fire remains under investigation by the Whitemarsh Township Fire Marshal’s Office.

Command at the incident special called four ladder companies and two engine companies above the original 1st alarm assignment to assist at the scene. Several EMS agencies were also on scene assisting Whitemarsh EMS.

Three civilians were transported to the Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and no firefighters were hurt during this incident.

During this incident, temperatures continued to fall and firefighters faced a tremendous amount of challenges from the cold weather and icing in addition to the actual fire incident. Thanks to the Sague Bus Company of Lafayette Hill who provided two buses for shelter for both firefighters and civilians who were on scene.

Thank you to ALL of our local VOLUNTEER firefighters who spent the better part of four hours battling this blaze this morning. Your hard work and dedication to a successful outcome of this incident truly prevented what certainly could have been a disastrous tragedy. Great Work!

Chris Schwartz
Fire Chief – BHVFC

This post appears courtesy of the Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company, which was originally posted by their Chief of Operations on Facebook.

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Written by Rob Brzezinski · Categorized: Featured, Recent Incidents · Tagged: Barren Hill, FFCo, fire, Flourtown, Fort Washington, Oreland, rescue, Squad 6, Wissahickon, Wyndmoor

Dec 18 2014

Flourtown Responds to Vehicle Rescue

On the morning of December 18th, at 06:56 AM, Flourtown Fire Company responded to a ‘Vehicle Accident Rescue’ in Whitemarsh Township located on Skippack Pike in the vicinity of Joshua Road, to assist Barren Hill Fire Company (Station 29).

Units arriving on-scene found a box truck on its side.  Fortunately, the driver only suffered minor injuries, and rescue services were not required.

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Written by Rob Brzezinski · Categorized: Recent Incidents · Tagged: accident, Barren Hill, rescue, Squad 6, vehicle

Aug 05 2014

Swift Water Rescue Training

The frequency of water related rescues and flash flooding has been steadily increasing over the past several years.

Flourtown Fire Company firefighters honed their swift water resuce skills during a training exercise on the evening of Monday, August 4th that simulated the swift-water rescue of two victims who were overcome by such flooding.

As a reminder, Flourtown Fire Company reminds you to “Turn Around Don’t Drown (TADD)“, and to take a moment to review the following statement from the National Weather Service:

“Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other severe weather related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control report that over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. The next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is due to walking into or near flood waters.Why? The main reason is people underestimate the force and power of water. Many of the deaths occur in automobiles as they are swept downstream. Of these drownings, many are preventable, but too many people continue to drive around the barriers that warn you the road is flooded”

Photos are courtesy of, R. Wilmot Jr.

 

Written by Rob Brzezinski · Categorized: Featured, Fire Prevention, Training · Tagged: FFCo, Fire Prevention, Flourtown, rescue, Swift Water, Training

Jul 08 2014

Simple Steps to Safer Pools

The weather is hot, and pools are “cool”.

Safety is everyone’s concern, and pool safety is no exception.

Please take a moment to review this video to review a few simple steps to secure your backyard, and prevent drownings and entrapment.

Written by Rob Brzezinski · Categorized: Fire Prevention · Tagged: Pool Safety, prevention, rescue, safety

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